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AT&T (BellSouth Corporation)
Atlanta-based BellSouth Corporation was created, along with six other Regional Bell Operating Companies,...

Hank Aaron (b. 1934)
"Hammerin' Hank" Aaron, a player for the Atlanta Braves, hit 755 home runs, a record that stood unchallenged...

Tommy Aaron (b. 1937)
Inspired by the exploits of famed Georgia golfer Bobby Jones, Tommy Aaron began playing golf at age twelve....

John Abbot (1751-ca. 1840)
Naturalist and artist John Abbot advanced the knowledge of the flora and fauna of the South by sending...

Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1868-1940)
Georgia native Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded, edited, and published the Chicago Defender, for decades...

Lee Roy Abernathy (1913-1993)
One of the most colorful personalities in southern gospel music history, Georgia native Lee Roy Abernathy...

Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990)
Ralph Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.'s chief partner in the civil rights movement. He helped to...

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton is a residential college offering two- and four-year...

Adel
Adel, incorporated in 1889 and now the seat of Cook County, is located about thirty miles north of Valdosta...

Adventist Church
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church has a strong presence in Georgia that dates to 1872. Congregations in...

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